L.A. Times Daily - Apr 22 2022 Crossword Puzzle Solutions

 L.A. Times Daily - Apr 22 2022 Crossword Answers

Clues	Answers
"Fast Food My Way" chef Jacques	PEPIN
"Freeze!"	HALT
"Hurt" singer	CASH
"Nailed it!"	YES
"That's a shame"	ALAS
"The City & the City" novelist MiŽville	CHINA
"What a long week" sigh	TGIF
Apple platform	IOS
Aprés-ski option	SPA
Arizona locale for spring training fans	MESA
Back in the day	AGO
Bananagrams piece	TILE
Besides	ALSO
Binge	SPREE
Black stone	ONYX
Burst	POPPED
Casino array	SLOTS
Cause of inflation?	PUMP
Chairperson's hammer	GAVEL
Cleared for takeoff?	DEICED
Clocked	BRAINED
Dance for a lei person	HULA
Day of the Dead drink	ATOLE
Domino dot	PIP
Dyeing art	BATIK
Ear-relevant?	OTIC
Fish in salade niçoise	TUNA
Former spouse who never lets things get awkward?	GRACEFULEX
Four-time Australian Open winner	SELES
Frito pie ingredient	CHILI
Have a good laugh	ROAR
Hide	PELT
Holy __	OIL
Impulsive	HASTY
Kitten caboodle	LITTER
Lahore tongue	URDU
Like beach volleyball players	TAN
Listing	ATILT
Low nos. for aces	ERAS
Luring an academic to the dark side?	TURNINGAPROF
Many Egyptians	ARABS
Mature	ADULT
Mature	RIPEN
Mirror image	SELF
Miyazaki's genre	ANIME
Not fulfilled	UNMET
Octavia Butler's genre	SCIFI
Out of __	SYNC
Outcome when a salon student makes waves?	LEARNERSPERM
Own (up)	FESS
PDQ	ASAP
Percussion-based theater troupe	STOMP
Piano part	PEDAL
Pull (for)	CHEER
Repast	MEAL
Rich soil	LOAM
SAT prep help, often	TUTOR
Sauntered	MOSEYED
See 6-Down	ANISE
Series set at McKinley High	GLEE
Serpentine fish	EEL
Sign	OMEN
Silent communication sys	ASL
Snare	NET
Streisand film based on a Singer story	YENTL
Suits	BEFITS
Taylor Swift hit song about defying the haters, and an apt title for this puzzle	SHAKEITOFF
Trellis growth	IVY
Trepidation	UNEASE
TV competition, familiarly	IDOL
TV signal part	AUDIO
Utopias	EDENS
Want more	PREFER
Weep	CRY
Winds down	ENDS
With 18-Across, ingredient in five-spice powder	STAR
Word on some European postage stamps	EIRE
WSJ news topic	IPO